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The GABer
The Newsletter of the Greater Albany Apple Byters

Volume 33, Number 10 - June 2017

Apple WWDC 2017: All the June 2017 GAAB Meeting

Announcements That Matter We are celebrating our 33rd Anniversary as a Mac User
by Elyse Betters, pocket-lint.com Group. Members should set aside June 14th for our 33rd
Anniversary Dinner.

Meeting: Wednesday, June 14, 2017

6:00 PM - the Celadon Thai_Restaurant
461 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham, NY
Map (Click Here)

This years WWDC is providing plenty for discussion

Apple puts on a mostly-annual developers conference in
California to showcase new software, software updates,
and - sometimes - technologies that developers can
leverage in order to make their apps more innovative and
up to date. Apple calls this conference the Worldwide
Developers Conference, and although its geared toward
developers, consumers are invited to watch.
about the direction Apple is taking and what is new for
the MacWe will also be discussing the future of GAAB
at this dinner.
Members in Good Standing should register for the
dinner on our website at (Dinner Signup Here) so we
can make timely reservations.
Please submit your reservation by June 13, 2017.

Theres usually a healthy dose of consumer excitement in GAAB Meeting Agenda:

the keynote. This year, for instance, Apple introduced a Greetings and Dinner
Siri-powered speaker called HomePod, a new iPad Pro with The GAAB Help Desk: Bring your questions to the
a 10.5-inch screen, watchOS 4 for Apple Watch, MacOS meeting
High Sierra for Macs, iOS 11 for iPhones and iPads, and Discussion Topic: Latest Apple Updates
more. In fact, heres a round-up of all the announcements. Announcements from Apple, iOS Tips

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Program Coordinator
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272-7128 So youve heard about Apples newest update to the Mac
operating system and want to know more. Well ... we put
Membership Director the more in iMore!
John Buckley
272-7128 Apple has just announced the upcoming launch of macOS
10.13 High Sierra, the newest version of its Mac operating
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system, which is supported on the Mac mini, iMac, Mac
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Pro, MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro. There
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What is macOS 10.13 High Sierra?
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272-7128 macOS High Sierra is Apples newest version of the
desktop operating system. This is its second version under
Internet SIG the new nomenclature, macOS. Last year, Apple made the
Lou Wozniak switch from OS X to macOS, much to our surprise (not
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7 Amazing Things Your
Smartphones Camera Can Do
by Kim Komando, Komoando.com
Camera phones become more
sophisticated every year, and its
changing the landscape of photography.
Professionals are using their smartphones
in the place of hefty DSLRs, and indie
filmmakers are shooting everything
from music videos to feature-length
dramas. With advanced features and
tons of free editing software, the camera phone may
become the lens of the future.
Tip in a Tip: Apples camera app is good, but there are
better free apps to capture and share your memories.
Click here for nine great photo apps youll use time
and time again.
That little camera is useful for so much more than snapshots
and home videos. If youve ever dreamed of a scanner,
game system and universal translator that fit into your
pocket, these apps have made that vision a reality.
Here are seven amazing things your smartphone can do.
1. Consult a virtual decorator
A few years ago, IKEA developed a wild new feature.
Customers could raise their phones or tablets to a room in
their house and then plant a piece of furniture in the picture.
The 3D image would adjust to the screens POV, looking
extremely realistic, even though the furniture didnt yet
exist in real life. This augmented reality feature helps
imagine how an item will look before a customer buys it.
Hot on IKEAs heels is Amikasa, an iOS app that not only
helps you design interior spaces but also inserts imaginary
dcor into real-life settings. You can also add faucets and
cabinets, or even change the wallpaper.
Click here to try the future of interior design now. Not
an iOS user? Try Home Design 3D for a similar design
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2. Scan documents
Scanning paper documents as PDFs is convenient, but
the scanner itself can be a real ordeal. The scanners on
traditional printers can be slow and cumbersome to use,
and scanning large bundles at a print shop can cost you a
pretty penny.
But there are apps, such as Genius Scan and Evernote
Scannable, that convert hard copies into a digital format
using your camera phone. You can scan multiple pages
and include them in the same document, a convenience
that used to be nigh on the impossible.
But Adobe just launched its own stellar app that scans
physical documents with your smartphones camera and
turns them into PDFs. Just point your iPhone or Androids
camera at a document, and the app will automatically scan
it for text using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and
save it as a PDF file. Click here to check it out.
Android users have another option. Aside from cloud
storage, the Google Drive app has document scanning
capabilities.
3. Shop in three dimensions
When you flip through a magazine, some ads are so vivid
and colorful that they seem to leap off the page. With the
ROAR app, the ads actually do leap off the page, at least in
the display of your camera phone. You can quickly scan a
photo of a cute sundress, for example, and within seconds
your display will show that outfit in three dimensions.
ROAR also lets you take photos of meals and beverages
and instantly find out their ingredients. You can scan items
in a store and find their costs, then price-gauge with other
retailers. Shoppers can be spontaneous and well informed
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Theres an Emotional Side of EdTech and its
Affecting School Innovation
by Alan November, ESchool News
Editors note: This post by Alan November, written exclusively for eSchool Media,is part of a series of upcoming
articles by this notable education thought leader. Check back later this monthfor the next must-read post!]
At one of my recent
workshops, I was
approached by a
teacher who had
never redesigned
her lessons to
take advantage of
edtechs potential to
transform learning.
She was still stuck in the $1,000 pencil phase of using new
tools to do traditional work. When I showed examples of
how teachers around the country were challenging students
to design and find solutions to their own problems, she
immediately saw the benefit of shifting her thinking.
The good news was that she was reconsidering her beliefs
and was now convinced that she had been underestimating
her students. The bad news is, she was afraid of appearing
vulnerable in front of her students if something went wrong.
Because she had never tried shifting control to her students
to research their own problem designs using edtech, she
was worried that she would not be knowledgeable enough
to help them develop their own ideas. While she could
see the value of challenging her students to try something
new, she felt anxious about moving ahead.
A Common Dilemma
I believe this is a common dilemma. Any one of us
can feel paralyzed by the tension between wanting to
change but feeling vulnerable if we try something new.
I am convinced that the difficult work of transforming
teaching and learning with the help of edtech is not about
teaching teachers how to use new tools; its really about
the emotional side of letting go of control and managing
the anxiety that comes with a sense of loss.
If we are to tap the potential of emerging tools and the web
to increase student achievement, we need to better prepare
our leaders and teachers to understand the emotional side
of change.
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Learn from the best innovations in education! Join
education thought leader Alan November in Boston July
26-28 for his 2017 Building Learning Communities edtech
conference, where hundreds of K-12 and higher-education
leaders from around the globe will gather to discuss the
worlds most successful innovations in education.
Rob Evans is one of the foremost experts on this issue. He
is the author of Understanding the Human Side of School
Change, and Im thrilled to say he will be speaking at the
2017 Building Learning Communities (BLC) conference
in Boston on July 28. In a podcast I recorded with Rob,
he briefly touched on some of the keys to successfully
managing change in education.
When I told Rob the story of this teacher who had
approached me after my workshop and shared her anxiety
with me, he said: It would be surprising if she felt anything
else.
He explained: I have yet to encounter a school that is able
to confidently and publicly say to its students and parents,
Were going to try some new stuff. It might not work as
well as we hope at first. Well probably learn some valuable
lessons in the process. But there might be some disruptions
en route. The tolerance for error that we know is crucial to
the learning in children is something that adults (too often)
dont give each other.
I asked Rob: How can K-12 leaders build a culture that
supports risk-taking among their staff?
All human beings react to any kind of change not purely
to the event itself, but to its meaning to us, he said. When
change is occurring in a school system, the question
isnt just what does it consist of pedagogically, but what
does it mean to the people who are going to have to do
it? Leaders can be very helpful if theyre able to shape
the meaning of the change so that it combines an obvious
commitment to something new and important for students
with an obvious commitment to the practitioners who are
going to have to deliver it.
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Managing Loss
The initial meaning of the change to the practitioner often
involves loss, Rob said. Teachers are giving up not just
something they know how to do well, but the whole way
they learned how to do it. This sense of loss is very real and
pervasive, but often its disregarded by K-12 leaders. To an
advocate for change, he said, these issues seem very, very
smallbut they are loaded with meaning for the teacher.
Leaders need to communicate to their staff that edtech
holds the potential not just for promise and excitement,
but also for loss and challenge.
If those things can be combined, Rob said, what
youre able to do is give people more encouragement
to try something new, because youre acknowledging
the challenge built into (the change) and therefore not
expecting them to be perfect at first. At the same time,
youre saying, There is a way forward here. And were
going to balance the tension of what youre losing and
giving up with a focus on what were going to gain.
Pressure + Support
None of us changes without some combination of pressure
and support, he added. Pressure is anything that makes it
harder for us to continue doing what we were doing, and
it can be range from simply asking someone to change, to
threatening to fire them if they continue their old course
of action. Support would be anything that makes it easier
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at the same time. If you pass an eye-catching movie poster,
you can capture its image and instantly order movie tickets.
Click here to this amazing app a whirl.
4. Translate language
When the Word Lens app hit the market a few years ago,
users were astonished by the ability to read signs in
foreign languages. The app even used the same font and
style in its visual translation. This magical technology was
later scooped up by Google, which has made it a part of
the broader Google translate app.
Other services use the same gimmick, helping you translate
menus and signage from wildly different writing systems
into your own romanized alphabet, all using your camera
phone. But the standard, for now, is still the free Google
app. Click here for more about Google Translate.
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for us to try something new. This can include money,
incentives, training, or even overt permission to take risks
without having to be perfect.
If you only pressure people, they retreat into a shell and
the resistance goes underground, Rob said. If you only
support people, they typically stay where they are and dont
do much. Its the combination of these two strategies, he
said, that makes a real difference.
When communicating with their staff about change, leaders
must explain why, what, and how, he said. In other words:
Why we cant stay where we are, what we have to change
to, and how were going to get there. Most school districts
cover the what: Weve got a new math series this year.
They address the how: We will hold training on the
second Tuesday of every month. But they typically omit
the most important element, he said, which is the why:
Why do we have to do this?
If more K-12 leaders addressed this one simple word
whywhen discussing change with their staff, they
might see more success with using technology to transform
teaching and learning. Of course, knowing this and putting
it into practice are two different things.
For more change management advice from Rob Evans,
come hear him speak at BLC 17 this July, whereafter
his keynote addresshell continue the conversation about
this critical topic during a more intimate question-and-
answer session with conference participants.
5. Learn your wines
Wine is a complicated beverage. There is so much to know
about a given year, vintner and vintage. In the past, wine
aficionados had to memorize all that information or refer
to a book. But now you can learn about a particular label
at a glance, thanks to the Vivino app.
Just scan the wines label, and youll find out everything
there is to know, including personalized recommendations.
Youll be hard-pressed to find a bottle that isnt included:
Vivino has a database of more than three million wines.
Click here to learn more about Vivino.
6. Augmented reality games
If you werent living in a submarine last year, you are
probably familiar with the global obsession that was
Pokmon go. This game sent millions of players running
through their neighborhood streets in search of little
creatures, guided by the motto, Gotta catch em all!
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This is just the beginning of the phenomenon known as
augmented reality games.
These entertainment systems create real time, real world
backdrops for the in-game objects. For example, when you
play ARBasketball, you can find a virtual hoop anywhere
you go, and the Bowmaster inserts targets in your actual
physical surroundings.
If you are a fan of the undead, you will probably get your
thrills from Zombies Everywhere! This game turns your
real world into an apocalyptic zombie battleground.
You will never look at your neighborhood sidewalk or
office cubicle the same way again. For Android, check
out TableZombies for a similar augmented reality game.
Click here to move beyond Pokemon Go with five other
augmented reality apps you will love.
7. Security camera
When you upgrade to a new smartphone, you usually have
to face a difficult question: What do you do with your
older model? Well, one option is to repurpose it as motion
activated security camera. The Manything app uses your
smartphone camera to monitor your pets, your home, your
kids, or whatever else needs a watchful eye.
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Why High Sierra?
High Sierra is technically a minor update to macOS Sierra,
though the new features are pretty amazing. So the idea
is that Apple went higher with its already great Sierra
operating system.
When can I get my hands on it?
macOS 10.13 High Sierra is available for developers right
now. The public beta will be available in late June as Apple
ramps up for its traditional fall events, which usually mark
the official launch of software. If youre not a developer,
and dont want to risk testing the public beta, youll be
able to download it for free this fall.
If you plan on downloading the developer or public beta,
be smart about it: If you only have a single Mac, make
sure you create a partition to run beta software, or install
on a secondary Mac you dont rely on for everyday use.
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Manything has programmable motion detection zones,
cloud-based DVR, time-lapse and live streaming. All you
need is another device with Manything installed (to use it
as your remote viewer and controller) and you will have
a low-cost, around-the-clock surveillance system. Click
here to get the steps on how to set it up.
Bonus: Magnifying glass
Curses! You left your eyeglasses in the car, and you dont
want to leave the restaurant. But how will you ever read
the menu? No problem: Just turn on your smartphones
camera and use the viewfinder to zoom in on the tiny text.
Think of your phone as a bionic eye that brings everything
into focus.
What are some other nifty tricks you can perform on your
smartphone? Be sure to listen or download my podcasts, or
click here to find it on your local radio station. You can
listen to the Kim Komando Show on your phone, tablet or
computer. From buying advice to digital life issues, click
here for my free podcasts.
More articles you cant miss:
5 steps to cutting your data usage in half
How to turn your phone into a personal Wi-Fi
hotspot
Find the exact location of any phone
How do I upgrade to macOS 10.13 High Sierra?
Apple makes it really easy to upgrade to new versions of its
operating system across all devices. If youre unsure how
to get the latest software upgrade, we have you covered
with a comprehensive guide.
How to upgrade your Mac software
My Mac is old, can I upgrade to macOS High Sierra?
The latest Mac operating system will run on the following
devices:
iMac (Late 2009 & later)
MacBook Air (2010 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2009 or newer)
Mac mini (2010 or newer)
MacBook Pro (2010 or newer)
Mac Pro (2010 or newer)
Will there be any features that wont work on my
older Mac that is listed as compatible with macOS
High Sierra?
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Similar to El Capitan and Sierra, if your Mac was built prior
to 2012, you wont be able to take advantage of the Metal
Graphics framework and many of the Continuity features,
but the rest of macOS High Sierra should be just fine.
How much is this new software going to cost me?
Nothing! Apple stopped charging for software upgrades
quite a few years back. macOS High Sierra is a free update
for all iMac, Mac mini, and Mac laptop computers that
are compatible.
OK, so what are the new features coming to macOS
High Sierra?
The short answer is HEVC support, APFS support,
better graphics, VR support, and some fantastic app
improvements. The long answer is below. Read on for
details.
What the heck is HEVC?
HEVC stands for High Efficiency Video Coding. Its also
known as H.265. Its a new standard for video compression
that is about 40% better than the current H.264 standard.
It compresses 4K video much faster and more efficiently
and improves video bit-stream. It also uses less bandwidth
so you can stream higher quality video in places where
your internet speeds are lower. Video file sizes are much
smaller, and so take up less storage space on your Mac.
Basically, HEVC is way better than H.264 for video
compression and youre going to love how fast you can
stream 4K movies without any lag.
Why is Apple File System such a big deal?
Every computer uses some form of file system. Imagine
your Mac has a filing cabinet that a little guy goes to every
time you open a file or search for something. Lets call
him Apple.
Apples current file system, Hierarchical File System Plus
(HFS+), works great, but he came up with his organization
system more than 30 years ago. Even though he updated
it about 20 years ago, he didnt actually clear everything
out and start fresh. He just made some changes so he could
file stuff faster and find stuff easier.
Fast-forward to today, where Apple has designed a new
way to organize and keep track of everything in your Mac.
He got a new filing cabinet, better locks, and even added
filing cabinets for your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
He also got those file folders that can be adjusted wider
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so he can fit more files in each one, and changed the paper
weight of current files so they are thinner and more of them
can fit into a folder.
What this means for you is that youll be able to access
and load your files much faster, encryption will be much
stronger, duplicating files will happen in a blink of an eye
(even large video files), and youll have protection from
crashes thanks to metadata copying.
Basically, its going to make your Mac feel brand new
again, and if your Mac already is brand new, its going to
make it feel like you just installed a turbo engine.
So, better graphics?
Thats correct. Apple has suped up the Metal graphics
processor by adding machine learning, external GPU
support, and virtual reality.
Metal 2 focuses on GPU support over CPU, so things will
load and process faster up to 10 times faster, according
to Apple. This is great news for game developers and might
(hope, hope) open the door for more PC games to make
their way to Mac in the future.
macOS High Sierra will support external GPUs, too. So
even your baseline MacBook will be able to support heavy
graphics programs in the future.
Wait ... Did you say VR support?
Oh, yeah. The Metal 2 framework will make it possible
for developers to create virtual reality games and macOS
High Sierra will make playing virtual reality games on
Mac a reality.
The iMac with 5K Retina display and the iMac Pro will
natively support VR. Plus, thanks to macOS High Sierra,
youll be able to add an external GPU seamlessly and
play VR games. Valve has even decided to add SteamVR
to the Mac.
What about the apps? Did Apple update any apps?
It sure did. Apple added some nice improvements to
Photos, Safari, and Mail. There are also some pretty sweet
additions to Notes, FaceTime, Siri, and iCloud. Read on
to find out more.
Photos
Photos has a few redesign features, a couple of great new
filters, some cool editing tools, and looping Live Photos.
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Expanded sidebar - The sidebar is now always on
to make searching for your photos a lot easier. The
photo Import view shows all of your past imports in
chronological order, similar to your standard Photos
collection.
Better organization - You can filter photos by
different criteria. There is a selection counter that will
let you drag and drop multiple images into an album
or import them to your desktop.
Better editing tools - Youll be able to adjust the
contrast and color options for your photos just a little
bit better with Curves for fine-tuning and Selective
Color for saturation. Oh, and there are more photo
filters now.
More Memories categories- Youll get more
automatically generated Memories based on different
criteria. For example, youll get beautiful slideshows
from your first anniversary, or scroll through pics of
your pets.
Live Photos Extreme - Live Photos have been super
charged with editable Loops, Bounce, Long Exposure
(my favorite), trim, and mute. You can even select a
key photo for each Live Photo, which will be the single
non-moving image people will see before they touch
the photo to watch it move.
Better third-party app support- Third-party apps are
better integrated with Photos in macOS High Sierra.
You can select a photo, open it in a third-party app,
and make your edits. Those changes will automatically
be saved in Photos. You wont have to re-save new
edits. App extension support has also gotten bigger
with more apps.
Bigger faces - The People album has larger thumbnail
images for faces and group pictures better. If youre
signed into iCloud Photo Library, your People changes
will update across all of your connected devices.
Safari
Safaris biggest update is with Intelligent Tracking
Prevention. It uses machine learning to find cookie trackers
and stop them from following you from one website to
another. So, you wont be as likely to see an add on one
website for a product you just looked at on another website.
Safari in macOS High Sierra also implements an autoplay
auto-block tool. Basically, if you visit a website that has
an add or video that is set up to automatically blast you
with noise, it wont play automatically on Safari. Blocked!
Speaking of blocked, Safari in macOS High Sierra lets
you personalize what your browsing experience looks like
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with each website you visit. You can enable Reader View,
content blockers, page zoom, and auto-play blocking. Its
in the same section that used to house Reader View.
Oh, and Safari is even faster than ever before. Zoom, zoom!
Mail
When you search in Mail in macOS High Sierra, the most
relevant results will appear as Top Hits so you can find
what youre looking for faster.
You can also use split-view when composing mail.
Productivity increased!
Siri improvements
Apple gave Siri a boost in macOS High Sierra with a more
expressive voice. It has better tone and talks more realistic.
Personally, I like it when Siri tells a joke in a super robotic
voice. I think its funnier.
Siri is also able to learn about your music interests by
connecting to Apple Music. You can ask to play something
to help me relax or make me a party playlist and it will
play songs based on your previous Apple Music activity.
In macOS High Sierra, Siri also knows a lot more about
the music youre listening to.
Sharing in iCloud
When you save a file in iCloud Drive, you can share it with
others, just like you do in the Notes app. Using the Share
tool, you can send people an invitation to edit and everyone
thats using the supported app can collaborate in real time.
Apple has also added iCloud Family Sharing, which means
you can invite family members to share your iCloud storage
instead of everyone having their own account. iCloud
Family storage plans include 200GB or 2TB of storage,
so you can load up all of your photos, videos, and more.
Search for flight info with Spotlight
When you enter your flight number into Spotlight, it will
search your system for all the information you need to
get there on time, including arrival and departure times,
terminals, gates, delays, and airport maps.
In macOS High Sierra, Spotlight also supports constellation
information, celebrity facts, and lots of Wikipedia results
for those really elusive bits of knowledge.
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the top of your list so it doesnt get lost in the mix every
time you update another note. Keep it at the top and itll iOS 11
stay there, right were you left it. Notes also gets tables in
macOS High Sierra. Its sort of like a mini spreadsheet for
keeping track of things like expenses, party invitees, and
wedding plans.

FaceTime Live Photos

Have you every had a moment when youre FaceTiming

with your family when someone does something so cute
or so funny that you wish you could have captured it?
Well, now you can. In macOS High Sierra, youll be able
to take Live Photos of the FaceTime window, and this is
on the Mac, which will automatically save to the Photos
app. And, before you think about taking a Live Photo
without your dad knowing, youll both get a notification
when one is taken.
Messages in iCloud
Thats right. Your chats, those ones you dont want to
delete because they hold a special place in your heart,
will no longer disappear if you download a fresh copy of
an operating system. All of your Messages will be stored
(encrypted on both ends) in iCloud. So, when you start
using a new device, your chats with mom from a year ago
will still be there.
The bottom line
iOS 11 has a raft of new features, Siri gets new voice and
more
Apple has announced the new version of iOS, expected
for release in September. iOS 11 comes with a raft of new
features. For instance, iMessages are now stored as part
of iCloud, so they sync across all your devices. All your
messages are stored in the cloud, but are still end-to-end
encrypted for security. There are also new changes to Apple
Pay, including the addition of person-to-person payments.
It works as an in-app add-on for iMessage so you can easily
send payments to friends and families. Siri has a new, more
natural voice and can translate from English to Chinese,
French, German, Italian, etc. The Camera app improves in
iOS 11, using HIEF compression for photos. They will look
as good as normal JPEGs but at half the file size. Photos
also now has a range of new options.

Though macOS High Sierra doesnt seem like much on
the surface, the under-the-hood improvements are huge.
With advanced file systems, better graphics and video
compression, and support for VR, your Mac is really
finding its stride.
If you have any questions or comments, please put them
in the comments and well try to answer them as best we
can, as we learn more about macOS High Sierra.
You have the ability to edit live images across the different
frames, for instance. And finally, Control Center now packs
all the features on one page, with sliders for volume and
brightness. Then 3D touch will access individual controls,
to tweak different aspects with more depth. Apple is yet to
reveal the exact release date of iOS 11, but it should appear
alongside the new iPhones later this fall.
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Apple has revealed some of the new features coming Steam VR SDK, Unity and Unreal engines are coming to
to Apple Watch when watchOS 4 is released later this the Mac as well.
year. The company explained that there will be new
watch faces, including a Siri Watch face to see relevant Refreshed iMacs
content, including diary notifications, and news stories.
The Music app is also improved. It has been redesigned,
can automatically sync music and show cover art on the
screen, and more.

Apple also showed a demo of the new dock. It will show

recently used apps, so you can scroll through more easily
than before. New fitness features are coming too, with
playlists in Music starting when a workout begins. There
are many other new features too, which well detail further
soon. It is thought that watchOS 4 will be released in the
fall - so a few months away yet.
MacOS High Sierra
Apple iMac gets serious spec boost for 2017
Apples iMac lineup has received an almighty boost. They
now have improved brightness of 500 nits and use 10-bit
dithering.The processor have had a bit of a boost too. The
iMacs will now be fitted with Intels 7th-gen Kaby Lake
processors. They be specced with more memory than ever
before: up to 32GB on the 21.5-inch display models and
up to 64GB of memory on the 27-inch models.

Apples Fusion Drive storage system is now standard on all

Apple announces major MacOS Sierra update called...
High Sierra
Instead of announcing an all-new system with an all-new
name, Apple announced MacOS High Sierra. Its a major
update to Sierra, which Apple announced and rolled out
last year. And Apple executive Craig Federighi wasted no
time telling developers that High Sierra is fully baked.
The new macOS is about deep technology but also added
some refinements, Federighi explained.
Safari is now the worlds fastest desktop browser with
High Sierra and is going after Chrome and its upcoming
ad-blocking features. Safari now offers AutoPlay blocking
and no longer has intelligence tracking prevention. But
one of the biggest area of refinement in High Sierra is in
Photos. Theres now a persistent sidebar and a view that
has all of your imports in chronological order.
27-inch iMacs and can be specced on the 21.5-inch models.
The solid state storage drives (SSD) also now work up to
50-per cent faster and can be specced up to 2TB. Also, the
entry-level 21.5-inch iMac now has Intel Iris Plus graphics,
while the 21.5-inch iMac with 4K display uses discreet
Radeon Pro 555 and 560 GPU processors.
The 27-inch iMac can now be specced up, too. You can get
up to 8GB of VRAM, providing 5.5 teraflops of processing
power, ideal for VR creation. Connections-wise, these
iMacs will be gifted with two USB-C ports that support
Thunderbolt 3. They are now available. The 21.5-inch iMac
will start at $1,099, while the 21.5-inch with 4K display is
$1,299, and the 27-inch with 4K display starts at $1,799.
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Another big update announced is the new Apple File

System. Its 64-bit, from top to bottom. Other new High
Sierra features involve video and graphics; for instance,
it now supports the H.256 standard for video. Apple also
introduced Metal 2 and Metal VR. Remember, VR and Apple reveals the iMac Pro, its most powerful Mac ever
AR apps need heavy GPU power, so were not surprised
to hear Apple announce is doubling down.

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Not content with updating the regular line of iMac all-in-
one computers, Apples also super-charging the iMac for
professionals. The iMac Pro takes things to the next level
with a huge amount of power. It comes in Space Grey
and is based on the 27-inch 5K iMac design. The starting
configuration equips you with an 8-core Xeon, but there
will be options for 10-core or 18-core versions too.
Its not just the CPU thats ramped up, but it will be
equipped with the new Radeon Vega GPUs, offering up to
16GB of vRAM. Apple said this is the most powerful Mac
that its ever made. Of course this $4,999 machine isnt
pitched at the average consumer, its for those who want
develop in the VR environment for that new VR support.
Apple said it will be available from December 2017.
HTC Vive
HTC Vive coming to Apple Mac, VR-friendly at last
HTC has confirmed that its virtual reality headset, the HTC
Vive, will soon be compatible with Mac. Apple revealed
that it is adding Steam VR support to High Sierra, its new
version of MacOS to be released this coming fall, and
that means it will be possible to use a Mac to control virtual
reality experiences. It has been a PC exclusive so far.
Demos of HTC Vive support were shown during WWDC.
iPad Pro 10.5-inch
Apple introduces a new iPad Pro with a larger 10.5-inch
screen
This iPad follows another new iPad from earlier this year.
Called iPad, that device is 9.7 inches. It replaced the iPad
Air 2 and starts at $329. Apple said it take everything you
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love about the 9.7 inch and give you a whole lot more to
love. It looks like an iPad Pro, but with a larger 10.5-inch
Retina display and reduced bezels. It weighs 1 pound, but
its 20-per cent large
It allows for a full-size onscreen keyboard, and a full-sized
physical keyboard you can attach. It also comes with a
feature called ProMotion, which doubles the refresh rate
to 120Hz and supports HDR Video. And its True Tone
technology is 50-per cent brighter, Apple said. The new
iPad Pro is powered by the A10X six-core CPU, too, with a
12-core GPU included. Cameras have also been upgraded .
It has a 12-megapixel camera on the back and a front-facing
7-megapixel FaceTime camera. It also has an embedded
Touch ID sensor, LTE model option, 64GB of standard
memory, an improved four-speaker sound system, and
support for the Smart Connector and Apple Pencil. Oh,
and the new iPad Pro uses Lightning, not USB-C. It is
available for preorder now with a starting price of $649.99.
HomePod
Apples HomePod Siri-enabled speaker is real
Apple has announced its own music system in the form of
the HomePod speaker. It will be released later this year,
but the company revealed a sneak peek during its keynote.
The HomePod is designed to take on the Amazon Echo in
smart functionality, but it also systems like Sonos in audio
quality. It has a seven-beam forming tweeter array to fill a
room multi-directionally, plus a 4-inch woofer.
The speaker is controlled by Apples A8 processor.
This enables many features, such as multi-channel echo
cancellation and separation. However, its the smart
functionality, combined with Siri voice control (Hey
Siri) and Apple Music, which, using six microphones
around the circumference, streams tracks using plenty of
contextual phrases. It can also, set reminders and timers
and find out news, etc.
Apples HomePod will come in white and black, and as
it comes with HomeKit built into the device, it works to
control smart appliances around your home even when

you just interact with your iPhone from another location.
Itll cost $349 and will ship in the US, UK, and Australia
from December.
App Store
Apple App Store completely redesigned with new daily
recommendations
Apple has announced that it is redesigning the App Store
as part of iOS 11, to be released later this year. It has a
cleaner, simpler look on phone with separate Music app-
style tabs separating content. There is an all-new Today
tab, which shows new games and apps recommended for
that day only. You can also see other days content just by
scrolling down. There are also new tabs for Games.
The App Store will showcase a selection of the latest
games, present gameplay videos and tips, and list popular
games and in-app purchases. Apps also gets its own tab
and is like Games. Every app and every game gets a new
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product page on the store with all new features and a
friendly design. Apple also announced at WWDC 2017
that Monument Valley 2 is now available on the App Store.
Amazon Video
Amazon and Apple finally playing nicely, Amazon Video
coming to Apple TV
After several rumours suggesting it was happening, Apple
has confirmed that itself and Amazon have finally settled
some differences, as Amazons Video app will make its
way to Apple TV later this year. Amazon Video is the last
major video app missing from Apple TV, not including All
4 and ITV Hub, and its addition would make the Apple TV
a more attractive option as a set-top box.
Want to know more?
Tune into Pocket-lints Apple hub for the latest news and
analysis.
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